The women behind Holloway’s bars
On 15 November 2015, then-Chancellor George Osborne announced that HMP Holloway, the biggest women’s prison in Western Europe, and the only one in London,...
Raising the bar: trying out BarreCore
It’s 8 am on a sunny March morning and I’m at BarreCore on Upper Street, an exercise studio founded by celebrity trainer Nicki Rein....
Priced out of the market: Chapel Market’s decline
Dave Jackson’s family has had a stall in Chapel Market for over a century. Having been born a couple of meters away from where...
Life lessons give kids a sporting chance
“People have just got to do what they can to help people,” says Steven Marshall, founder of Sports and Life Skills. The company is...
Gallery: Park pooches trump pampered pedigrees
Britain’s best known dog show, Crufts, takes place this week, running from Thursday until Sunday. It’ll showcase the country’s pedigree pooches but we think...
‘Absolute abomination’: Islington residents clash over architect’s £5m office set to be demolished
Amongst the ubiquitous townhouses in the Clerkenwell Green conservation area, there is an anomaly. 15 Clerkenwell Close is a crisscross of rough brick and...